Dr. Okey Francis Obi

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsEnergy Process Engineering
KeywordsSustainable development, Process optimization, Agroforestry residues, Bioeconomy, Fuel briquettes
Honours and awards

2021: Certificate of Recognition by the International Journal of Forest Engineering as an Exceptional Reviewer

2021: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

2020: African-German Network of Excellence in Science Grant for Junior Researchers funded by the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

2018: Graham Whyte Prize for Best Graduating PhD Student in Forestry by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

2018: T. W. Adams PhD Scholarships in Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

2017: PhD Scholarship by Rayonier Matariki Forests, New Zealand.

2017: Poster presentation award by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry, New Zealand

2016: Acoustical Society of America International Student Grant, USA.

2016: Owen Browning PhD Scholarships in Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

2016: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand PhD Scholarship

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityNsukka
InstitutionUniversity of Nigeria
InstituteDepartment of Civil Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Dr.-Ing. Ralf PecenkaAbteilung Technik der Aufbereitung, Lagerung und Konservierung, Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e. V. (ATB), Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2021

Programme(s)

2021Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2023Obi, Okey Francis and Lebel, Luc and Latterini, Francesco: A Review of Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis in Forest Engineering. In: Current Forestry Reports, 2023, 1--16
2023Obi, Okey Francis and Pecenka, Ralf: Briquetting of Poplar Wood from Short Rotation Coppice—The Effects of Moisture Content and Hammer Mill Screen Size. In: Energies, 16, 2023, 1454
2023Orisaleye, Joseph I and Jekayinfa, Simeon O and Dittrich, Christian and Obi, Okey F and Pecenka, Ralf: Effects of Feeding Speed and Temperature on Properties of Briquettes from Poplar Wood Using a Hydraulic Briquetting Press. In: Resources, 12, 2023, 12
2023Visser, Rien and Harrill, Hunter and Obi, Okey Francis and Holmes, Luke: Operational Analysis of Grapple Yarding in New Zealand: A Case Study of Three Mechanized Harvesting Operations. In: Forests, 14, 2023, 190
2022Obi, Okey Francis and Pecenka, Ralf and Clifford, Michael: A review of biomass briquette binders and quality parameters. In: Energies, 15, 2022, 2426